How do you quit Reddit and tiktok?

Great question! I’ve tried stopping social media for myself several times over the the past years. I think the starting and stopping has prepared me for stopping all together in 2026. The main thing I did was take the apps off my phone. The short term goal is not to go on any social media phone or computer for the first week. Long term is the month of January. Then evaluate. Really see if I can make it. Really see if I can commit. I recognize that there are many elements on social media that trigger my own OCD and have to remove it to improve. Which is why I’m removing social media from my life. It’s a major time suck. Best of luck to you!

I’ve deleted tik tok a year ago I think and Instagram maybe 6 months ago?I only have YouTube and Pinterest and I use my free time to read spend time with my fiance play games or board games and paint and more.My ocd was also built around social media so it positively effected me in SO many ways.You miss out on so much life.Theres a whole world around you that you are missing out on.You may think you’ll be bored but you just think that because you haven’t paid much attention to all of the other things you could be doing

Deleted the apps off my phone

I got rid of social media about 10 years ago and never looked back. Deleted my accounts and moved on. I'm also probably older so it wasnt that difficult for me. Its a false reality filled with turmoil.

As I mentioned to someone else...Try postponing looking at them for about 15 minutes. When that time is up, see if you can delay it for another 15, and keep repeating the process. If you slip up, that’s alright—just start the delay again and continue stretching the time. With practice, the urge will gradually fade.

Like they Say deleted the apps and that makes it so much easyear

I have had some huge issues being addicted to social media. I used it for compulsions, and general escape of my life and thoughts. I know it’s so hard and I empathize with you. It took about a year of being diligent and trying a bunch of different things, but here is what worked for me: 1. If you can, have a trusted family member put parental controls on your phone. You can design and decide time limits for specific apps, but they will have a password that locks in those limits. I tried doing parental controls where I had the password, and I just bypassed it every time. So now, my fiance has the password, but again I decided the time limits. 2. Start with larger time limits. For TikTok, I believe I started with a 2 hour daily limit. This seems high, but the trick is to get your mind used to the limit. 3. Lower the time limits as you adjust. Maybe wait 2 weeks or so before you bring it down. Pay attention to what apps you start going to when you’re locked out of the other ones. For me, I started spending way more time on Instagram once TikTok was limited. Adjust the time limits accordingly. 4. Find apps that you actually enjoy. Because of these app limits, I actually discovered I really like playing sudoku. The New York Times has an app where they release 3 new puzzles per day, so I find myself going to those when I want to be on my phone. The difference is, when I finish a puzzle, my brain feels the reward, and then it’s over. It’s not an endless scroll. For me, I now have a “0 minute” time limit on Reddit and TikTok, which means I literally can’t be on those apps. Through the process I just described, I realized that these platforms ONLY bring me negative feelings and suck my time away. I now have a 20 minute time limit on Instagram, and that’s really tough. I can feel the sticky feelings of wanting to break through the password to look at it for longer, but I can’t. My mental health has improved DRASTICALLY since making these changes. I think the key is to give yourself some physical barriers AND some autonomy to decide what feels good for you. It’s not much different than someone trying to quit substances. Also, this was all done on an iPhone, but if you have a different kind I’m sure there’s an alternative. Best of luck ❤️